Economy, jobs and prices in Arr. Sint-Niklaas (Flanders, Belgium): official figures
GDP per person was 44,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 110% of the EU average (117% for Belgium); 15th highest of 44 arrondissements in Belgium.
How big is the economy of Arr. Sint-Niklaas?
The local economy produced €13.2 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Arr. Sint-Niklaas?
About 109,800 people worked in Arr. Sint-Niklaas in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average taxable income per person in the Sint-Niklaas arrondissement?
Net taxable income averaged €24,732 per resident in the Sint-Niklaas arrondissement in income year 2023, 6% above the Belgian average of €23,352; that was the 13th highest of the 44 Belgian arrondissements.
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyWhat is the average income per tax return in the Sint-Niklaas arrondissement?
160,306 income tax returns were filed by residents of the Sint-Niklaas arrondissement for income year 2023, with an average net taxable income of €40,780 per return (the 9th highest among the 44 Belgian arrondissements; Belgian average €37,275).
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Arr. Sint-Niklaas?
The largest part of the economy of Arr. Sint-Niklaas in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 24.8% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (24.7%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Arr. Sint-Niklaas?
Factories, mines and energy produced 20.9% of the value added in Arr. Sint-Niklaas in 2024, against 15.3% for Belgium.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Arr. Sint-Niklaas growing?
Gross value added rose from €7.2 billion in 2015 to €11.9 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 65% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Arr. Sint-Niklaas?
Of the 109,800 jobs located in Arr. Sint-Niklaas in 2024, 29% in public services, education, health and other services, 14% in industry and 1.3% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Arr. Sint-Niklaas?
The number of people working in Arr. Sint-Niklaas rose by 14.9% between 2015 and 2024, to 109,800.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Average net taxable income per resident in the Sint-Niklaas arrondissement rose by 38.3% between income years 2013 and 2023, from €17,879 to €24,732 (Belgium: +37.2%), the 21st slowest growth of the 44 Belgian arrondissements. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- Residents of the Sint-Niklaas arrondissement declared 6.54 billion euros of net taxable income in 2023, 2.4% of the Belgian total, while they made up 2.2% of the population counted in the tax statistics. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- Earnings from work, pensions and benefits (professional income) made up 98.7% of net taxable income in the Sint-Niklaas arrondissement in 2023, and taxable real estate income 1.2% (Belgium: 98.0% and 1.5%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
How Arr. Sint-Niklaas compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Net taxable income per resident (2023)
Arr. Sint-Niklaas ranks 13 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Net taxable income per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Arr. Aalst | €25,144 |
| 11 | Arr. Waremme | €25,130 |
| 12 | Arr. Oudenaarde | €25,020 |
| 13 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | €24,732 |
| 14 | Arr. Turnhout | €24,618 |
| 15 | Arr. Eeklo | €24,207 |
| 16 | Arr. Hasselt | €24,183 |
Growth in net taxable income per resident, 2013-2023 (2023)
Arr. Sint-Niklaas ranks 24 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Growth in net taxable income per resident, 2013-2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arr. Ath | 38.5% |
| 22 | Arr. Virton | 38.4% |
| 23 | Arr. Eeklo | 38.3% |
| 24 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 38.3% |
| 25 | Arr. Dendermonde | 38.3% |
| 26 | Arr. Leuven | 37.9% |
| 27 | Arr. Thuin | 37.8% |
Net taxable income per tax return (2023)
Arr. Sint-Niklaas ranks 9 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Net taxable income per tax return |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Arr. Brugge | €41,125 |
| 7 | Arr. Gent | €40,997 |
| 8 | Arr. Dendermonde | €40,982 |
| 9 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | €40,780 |
| 10 | Arr. Oudenaarde | €40,698 |
| 11 | Arr. Aalst | €40,520 |
| 12 | Arr. Veurne | €40,363 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Arr. Sint-Niklaas ranks 12 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Arr. Roeselare | 22.0% |
| 10 | Bezirk Verviers — Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft | 21.3% |
| 11 | Arr. Eeklo | 20.9% |
| 12 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 20.9% |
| 13 | Arr. Kortrijk | 20.8% |
| 14 | Arr. Dendermonde | 19.8% |
| 15 | Arr. Virton | 19.6% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Arr. Sint-Niklaas ranks 34 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Arr. Virton | 26.3% |
| 32 | Arr. Liège | 25.9% |
| 33 | Arr. Arlon | 24.8% |
| 34 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 24.8% |
| 35 | Arr. Charleroi | 24.1% |
| 36 | Arr. Tielt | 23.4% |
| 37 | Arr. Marche-en-Famenne | 23.3% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Arr. Sint-Niklaas ranks 39 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Arr. Antwerpen | 19.2% |
| 37 | Arr. Diksmuide | 19.2% |
| 38 | Arr. Ieper | 18.9% |
| 39 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 17.9% |
| 40 | Arr. Mechelen | 17.0% |
| 41 | Arr. Nivelles | 16.2% |
| 42 | Arr. Turnhout | 16.1% |
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